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Pre-European Council: Statements (14 Dec 2016)

Enda Kenny: I welcome this opportunity to address the House in advance of the European Council, which begins tomorrow in Brussels. The agenda includes a discussion of the current migration situation; security; a range of economic and social development issues including youth; and external relations, specifically the Dutch ratification of the EU association agreement with Ukraine and the situation in...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Dec 2016)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Martin raised the question of Apple. I expect the commission will publish the ruling before Christmas or very close to Christmas. It will be formally published then and the Minister, Deputy Noonan, informed us of that yesterday. The arts centre in New York is the result of very close relations between Ireland and America which have existed for a long time. The centre will serve...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Dec 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy said it was reported Apple would pay it from a cash pile of that sum. We discussed the case-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Dec 2016)

Enda Kenny: -----and informed Mr. Cook that we had lodged our formal appeal. Apple is lodging its appeal. We discussed the question of an escrow account because the finding and ruling is legally binding. Where the Deputy got her information about this figure is beyond me. It was never mentioned at the meeting and I was there. Deputy Murphy raised the question of the expansion and proposition by...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Dec 2016)

Enda Kenny: The report will be published very shortly.

Ceisteanna - Questions: EU Meetings (14 Dec 2016)

Enda Kenny: I welcomed Prime Minister Muscat of Malta to Government Buildings on Monday 28 November. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Charles Flanagan, and Minister of State with responsibility for European affairs, Deputy Dara Murphy, were also present. The visit to Dublin was part of a series of visits to EU capitals in advance of Malta's first ever EU presidency in January 2017....

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (14 Dec 2016)

Enda Kenny: Deputy Howlin raised the question of what is on the agenda of the Council meeting. I submitted the letter in respect of the digital single market, which has been going on now for 30 years, and with which we need to deal. On the question of whether the EU-27 member states can meet legally, it is not the European Council that is meeting, rather it is 27 members of the European Council. The...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 Dec 2016)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 5 to 16, inclusive, together. I travelled to the United States on Wednesday, 30 November, for a three-day programme of engagement with key business leaders in Silicon Valley and New York. The primary focus of the visit was to emphasise and promote Ireland’s attractiveness as a location for investment and trade and to communicate Ireland’s...

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (14 Dec 2016)

Enda Kenny: Yes, the digital Single Market.

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (14 Dec 2016)

Enda Kenny: That is true.

Famine Memorial Bill 2016: First Stage (14 Dec 2016)

Enda Kenny: It is not being opposed.

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council Meetings (14 Dec 2016)

Enda Kenny: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive, together. As I will be outlining in my statement to the House later this afternoon, the next meeting of the European Council will take place tomorrow when EU leaders will discuss migration, security, economic and social development, including youth, and external relations. The discussions on migration will include an update on the...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (14 Dec 2016)

Enda Kenny: I accept what Deputy Cahill is saying. I would assume that no area will thrive unless those who live in it make it attractive so that people will hear about it and want to visit for a good hospitality experience. Fáilte Ireland has its brief in this regard. The concept of the Wild Atlantic Way is one that has caught on very much because of its very nature. Lake lands are beautiful...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (14 Dec 2016)

Enda Kenny: We might have made more progress on this but for the arrival of the Brexit decision and the fact that 2016 was a different year, with the election and a long period in between before a partnership Government was put together. I strongly supported the principle behind the agreement. The heads of this Bill are being prepared here. I will advise Deputy Crowe of the current state of...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (14 Dec 2016)

Enda Kenny: That old stock has been very loyal. St. Paul did see the flash on the way to Damascus. He said: Laborare est Orare; to work is to pray. If the Deputy had checked with her colleagues she would understand that the amendments, which I believe total 15, were given to the committee last night and therefore her colleagues have them. Any updated changes will be made available immediately.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (14 Dec 2016)

Enda Kenny: The committee had the amendments last night and if the Deputy checks with the members now, she will know they have them still.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (14 Dec 2016)

Enda Kenny: I do not have that follow-up for Deputy O'Dea but I will advise him of the outcome of the meeting, if it has taken place, between the Minister and the chairman.

Leaders' Questions (14 Dec 2016)

Enda Kenny: I wish to make a short correction. On 6 December last, in response to a question from Deputy Micheál Martin on the case of the murder of Brian Stack, I said that it was "beyond comprehension that a Member of the House can drive someone in a van with blacked out windows to meet another person to talk about who had shot his father, that the names are given to the Garda Commissioner and...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (14 Dec 2016)

Enda Kenny: I thank Deputy Martin for his question. The HSE service plan will be published today. The agency's budget is €14 billion, the highest amount ever allocated to a health service plan. The plan contains a number of very important and positive developments. The Deputy raises an important point. The HSE has recruited 500 staff for each of the past two months and before that. Of the...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (14 Dec 2016)

Enda Kenny: I discussed this with the Minister of State, Deputy David Stanton, at a recent meeting of the Cabinet sub-committee dealing with social affairs. He is doing quite an amount of work on the issue. I have asked him to invite the four Traveller representative non-governmental organisations, NGOs, to speak to the Oireachtas committee in January. There are a few particular issues that need to be...